Suspects Arrested for Shipping Drug-Stuffed Children’s Toys Through US Post Offices
Three people were recently arrested in a sizable drug bust conducted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
The suspects, hailing from Southern California, were allegedly operating their business using dark web markets to sell cocaine and methamphetamine to users around the U.S.
The trio allegedly concealed the drugs in children’s toys and then shipped the toys using post offices around the country.
These sales were executed through different darknet markets, including Silk Road and AlphaBay, where they would receive payment in cryptocurrency as a more anonymous way of managing illicit sales.
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